Description
When using a programming language for the first time, a new developer coming across a bugbear may state: "Oh, this language is TERRIBLE. I HATE IT"
Or: "Huh. I wonder why that is..."
Take a trip along the latter path through a dozen different languages and understand why things the way they are.
Talk page: https://2019.pycascades.com/talks/turning-wat-into-why/